Dakota Johnson’s boyfriend sparks breakup rumors after podcast
Dakota Johnson’s rumored romance with singer Role Model is under fresh scrutiny after he told a podcast his dream is to be a single dad to a daughter he would raise alone. The unusual fatherhood confession, reported this week, has sparked online breakup speculation—though neither has confirmed a split.
Key Takeaways
- Role Model told Jake Shane’s Therapuss podcast he wants to raise a daughter alone.
- He said he has already picked a name: Winnie.
- The remarks fueled breakup chatter around his rumored link to Dakota Johnson.
- Johnson and Role Model have not publicly confirmed a breakup.
The buzz sits squarely in the lane of bizarre celebrity news: a dating rumor colliding with a fatherhood fantasy that sounds, to many listeners, like a relationship red flag.
What did Role Model say about becoming a dad?
On Therapuss, Role Model—real name Tucker Pillsbury—described a long-held dream of single fatherhood. “My dream has always been to be a single father, and to have a daughter, and to raise a daughter by myself would be really fun,” he said, according to coverage from The Cut.
He added that he has already chosen a name. “Her name’s Winnie,” he told host Jake Shane.
Asked how that setup might work, he sketched a transactional plan: “I want a daughter that’s ideally mine and then I thank whoever had it for me,” he said. “Maybe I give them a Venmo. I pay them. Shake their hand.” He also floated that the birth parent could see the child “once a year, if you want,” then wondered whether that arrangement would be “destructive for the kid.”
His stated reason was blunt. “I just want to raise a child by myself because then you can kind of just, like, mold them into your best friend,” he said. “I just think that’d be really fun.”
Why are breakup rumors swirling around Dakota Johnson?
Dakota Johnson began a new romance earlier this year with Role Model, according to Yahoo Entertainment’s report on the podcast fallout. The same piece notes that his fatherhood confession has left many fans confused about where the couple stands.
Timeline details in that coverage place an early tip in December 2025, when Deuxmoi shared a fan claim that the pair were out together in Los Feliz. They were then seen together multiple times in January 2026. Johnson had become single in summer 2025 after ending her engagement to Coldplay’s Chris Martin.
Role Model is 29 and has been widely rumored to be dating the 36-year-old actress. Critics online and in entertainment blogs framed the podcast comments as off-putting precisely because they describe parenting without a partner—an awkward note if he is dating someone publicly.
Have Dakota Johnson or Role Model confirmed a split?
No. Sources covering the podcast quotes report speculation and confusion, not a confirmed breakup. Neither Dakota Johnson nor Role Model has issued a public statement in the cited reports clarifying their status after the interview.
For now, the story remains what he said on record: a pop star outlining a solo-dad fantasy named Winnie—and a rumored girlfriend’s fanbase reading between the lines.